Mary woke to find a man crawling in through her bedroom window. She lay absolutely still as he wriggled through and plopped onto her bed.
“Oh, bugger,” the stranger said.
“Just what I needed,” Mary said, wrapping him in a bear hug. “Do exactly what ask, and I won’t call the cops.”
Bernard, who had come to plunder, was ravished. He remained ravished for the next four months until Mary tired of him.
Lest you think this is a male fantasy, it’s based on a real event. Friday fictioneers is a weekly challenge set by Rochelle Wisoff Fields to write a 100-word story in response to a photo prompt. You can find other stories here
Neil MacDonald Author 
Had to laugh. Mary was clearly making the best use of the pandemic lockdown, Although, I think Bernard enjoyed his stay or else he would have attempted an escape. Good for Mary as she discards him like a disposable paper cup. I think I know Mary!
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If you do, don’t say her real name. She’d never forgive me
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I think we all know a Mary!
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There’s something deeply reassuring about that
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Good ol’ Mary.
Just goes to show that crime does pay sometimes – for the victim!
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Mary has an unorthodox approach to public order
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Spicy… Just add handcuffs! 😀
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I believe she did
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Men should never underestimate women 🙂 It’s folly, I tell you 😀
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People are surprising
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Good on her!
Nicely done.
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Thanks so much
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Dear Neil,
Mary knew how to take care of herself.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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That she did
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Pandemic gift that walks into Mary’s arms 🙂 Who got to plunder!
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Mary is quite a dab hand at plunder
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Enjoyed reading this and was gobsmacked when you said it was based on a true story. It left me wondering what she with him once she’d tired of him!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks, Susan. I think she told him it wasn’t him it was her
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Crikey – a real event?! Some guys have all the luck, or should that be bad luck? Great fun Neil
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Thanks so much, Iain
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Mary sounds like a cool woman who sure knows her way. Poor man, though 😁
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I think he was quite pleased, though a little scared
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Mary must be very hard to please.
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Mary has needs
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Mary has needs and he was just the man for the job… till he wasn’t! Makes one wonder just what his plan might have been 😉
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Oh he was a burglar
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Easily sidetracked, it seems… 😉
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Burglar or bungler?
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This was rather unexpected. Your story made me smile.
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If I’ve achieved unexpected and a smile, I’m happy
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Spider to the fly!
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To be fair, she didn’t entice him in
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I got the biggest laugh out of this. A twist on “Misery.” He was probably begging for the sledgehammer at the end.
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I’m glad it made you laugh
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Blimey! A cool woman that Mary! My jaw positively dropped when I read it was based on a true story.
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I’m afraid so
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Well. Mary certainly knows how to make the best of a bad situation 🙂
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I think she thought it was quite a good situation
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Based on a real event, you say? Leaping Lizards! 🙂
Well, good for her!
🙂
And him? He came asking for it, in a way. …
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In a way
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wow!
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He’d probably go down as a missing person! Returning exhausted and sore, kidnapped by a nympho
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I think he was allowed out to go to the betting shop
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I wonder what he took with him when they parted company!
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memories
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I don’t suppose Father Christmas would even contemplate visiting Mary. 🙂
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He did it once, but only once
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There are times when I wish… no, forget I said that. Great story!
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Thanks so much, Liz. That made me smile
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He got more than he bargained for and no mistake!
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He’ll probably never be quite the same again
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Shaking my head, Neil. This was a slam-dunk of a surprise.
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I hope that’s a good thing, William
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it reminds of the female spider who kills its mate after love-making. 🙂
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Oh she never killed her lovers
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Well indeed! 4 months, sounds like they were both enjoying themselves
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Enormously
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How does one get into the burgling profession?
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Apprenticeship to a master craftsman
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Who would be a burglar, if Mary does not get you coronavirus likely will
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Pity the poor second story man
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Shockingly humorous story, Neil. Mary sure did know how to take what she wanted, until she no longer wanted it. Got to admire that!
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She is, in many ways, an admirable woman
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Thanks for the Saturday morning chuckle.
It looks like Mary outsmarted him. That’ll teach him.
A fun story this week, Neil.
Isadora 😎
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Every now and I again I do ribald fun. Thanks, Isadora
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YIKES … I had to look up the word ‘ribald.’
Thank you for adding a new word to my vocabulary. 👍 😀 😎
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LOL. Now I am so curious about the real story behind this one.
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I’m a writer. I can’t tell the difference between real and made-up
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Nice save. LOL. I may use this one next time someone asks me a question I don’t want to answer. Come to think of it, I’m pretty sure I already have….
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Oh dear ! Feeling sorry for Bernard.
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I think he had a pretty good time
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🙂
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Love the language you use, made me laugh, including the swear word.
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Thanks so much
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Haha..yes…good one.
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Thanks, Dawn
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